PEDIATRICS Vol. 60 No. 2 August 1977, pp. 244-245
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Sensitivity of a Nitrite Indicator Strip Method in Detecting Bacteriuria in Preschool Girls

Calvin M. Kunin M.D.1 and Jane E. DeGroot R.N., B.S.1

1 Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital; Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin 53705

The nitrite indicator strip is an inexpensive and convenient method for detecting bacteriuria. Because it can be performed in the home by a parent without special equipment, it has proven to be particularly convenient for testing preschool children.1

A previous study2 showed that the nitrite indicator strip test performed on three consecutive first-morning voided urine specimens detected 85% of culture-confirmed bacteriuric adult women. This report indicates that the nitrite dipstrip test has a similar sensitivity in detecting bacteriuria in preschool girls.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Twenty-one of the 26 bacteriuric girls detected in the previously reported screening program were tested at three-month intervals for periods of three months to two years, using nitrite indicator strips (Microstix-Nitrite, Ames Laboratory, Elkhart, Indiana), and urine cultures were preformed, using dip-slides (Uricult, Orion Laboratories, Helsinki).




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